I led my first climate change action meeting with my baby on my lap. That morning, the babysitter had canceled, and I had no choice but to bring my infant daughter and three-year-old son to the local library while I hosted the meeting.It was hardly convenient, but neither was a new, alarming UN report from […]
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The Night Climate Change Roared In And Confronted Me
On Father’s Day, my Greenville city neighborhood, Marshall Forest, was decimated by a microburst storm.The phone emergency warning came as the punishing winds were already upon us. As the house groaned, and the lights flickered and died, my husband and I saw the dark shadows of trees falling into our garden and sprinted to scoop […]
Caring for yourself as you care for the earth
Years ago, I went to a career talk that focused less on work goals and more on self-care.One of the exercises we did that day stuck with me. We were told to illustrate each aspect of our lives (family, fun, work, health etc) as a bucket and draw a line to show how full each […]
33 easy ways to go green in Greenville
As 2020 begins it’s impossible to ignore the impact our lifestyles and consumption as humans are having on the planet we call home. We are on track to have more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050 and global emissions of carbon dioxide from fossil fuels were on course to hit a record high […]
How I went from Climate Despair to Climate Action
Three years ago, climate change worries were consuming me.I felt like I was drowning in my inability to do anything meaningful to save the planet. The problem seemed so huge and complicated. What hope was there for my children’s generation?I started searching on the internet for something productive I could do. That’s when I found […]
Climate Action in Greenville!
Taking immediate action to lower carbon emissions is crucial. Recently, 13 federal agencies warned that climate change will likely have a devastating impact on our lives, including shrinking the economy by hundreds of billions of dollars by the end of the century. South Carolina, in particular, is threatened with worsening heatwaves, flooding, and reduced air […]
How to stop deforestation as a consumer
We like to think humans are the most important species on the planet but nature doesn’t need us, we need nature. A healthy ecosystem provides us with clean air, water, and food. But in 45 years we have killed 60% of earth’s wildlife (Source: WWF) and somewhere between 75% and 95% of all flowering plants […]
Are your finances fossil fuel free?
Using our hard-earned cash for good is a priority for many of us. Yet you could be worried about climate change but inadvertently funding the fossil fuel industry thanks to your bank’s business interests. Sadly, the ninth annual fossil fuel finance report card shows how big banks continue to fund the climate crisis. Many big […]
Dealing with Climate Change Overwhelm
How many of you suffer from Climate Change Overwhelm (CCO)? Whenever I get that overwhelmed feeling I try to take an action to feel more empowered. One of the quick and easiest actions is to call or write my Representative or Senators to ask them to take climate action. Most recently, I wrote to my elected […]
Will our children inherit a habitable planet?
I’m scared for my son. I’m scared for my daughter. I’m scared for every child across the world of their generation. We are destroying the planet. Their planet. Please tell me, what is more important than the one planet you live on, which gives you a home, an existence, and the capacity to care about […]